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One way that COVID made leadership easier
Leadership through the first few months of COVID-19 was particularly challenging. And yet in one way, it was made much easier – there was a shared purpose. Leadership teams had a clear and shared priority – keep people safe and ensure essential business services were...
Is your decision making corrupted in one of these 3 ways?
We are all aware of the concept of bias, especially given the themes of gender and racial bias currently in the media. Have you ever stopped to think about many other ways that bias can impact your decision-making? Jasmine had given a lot of thought to the challenge...
One way to reengage your people and reconnect to your objectives
Many people are excited to come back to the office and work together with ‘real’ people for at least part of their working week. And for some teams this reconnection and reintegration is more challenging than expected. People have responded to the COVID19 world in so...
The ONE important question to ask yourself
Over the years, I have learned that as a trainer, one of my greatest skills is ‘state management’ – the ability to choose my emotional state based on what is needed by the group. This may not be the state I would be in ‘naturally’ in that moment. Can I give you a...
One confronting truth as we return to the workplace
Most of the leaders I have spoken to so far in 2021 are dealing with the challenges of a return to the workplace, typically in some sort of hybrid way at least for the foreseeable future. All face one confronting truth as they lead a reintegration – the tone they set...
Welcome to 2021
We are here – 2021. How has it started for you? I’ve enjoyed a break in the sunshine with my family, and I’m feeling energised and ready for what I intend to be a better year than 2020! I hope you have had also had the opportunity to regenerate. This week in Victoria...
My 7 Wishes for You for a Happy (& Fearless) Christmas
We made it to the end of 2020! (Breath sigh of relief here.) There’s no denying it’s been a tough year for many people on multiple levels. Despite the challenges and sadness, opportunity has also presented. As always, there are things that I wish for you this Festive...
5 warning signs in a senior leadership team
Is the behavior of one team member creating a dysfunctional team? The damaging impact of one executive can go unnoticed and/or unacknowledged, slowly eroding a positive team dynamic and negatively influencing organisational culture. Robert was highly technically...
How to build and maintain trust with small habits
Ask a group of people about what they have valued about work since Coronavirus hit, and you will hear ‘greater autonomy’ and ‘feeling more empowered’ high amongst the responses. In 2020 COVID-19 has created disruption and forced leaders and managers to give people...
Trying to avoid conflict? Why that’s the wrong strategy
Harmony in a leadership team can be seductively alluring, an ideal to aim for… It can also be a recipe for poor quality decisions and less creative thought, maintaining a course for the status quo. Thinking about the leadership team you are part of, how well do you...